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WE BELIEVE IN MAKING RAILWAYTASKS SIMPLER & SAFER FROM ROAD TO RAIL TO SITE
To improve your teams health & safety on track.
To simplify your railway tasks.
To increase your teams performance.
Aquarius design & manufacture highway based Road/Rail Vehicles that provide a self-sufficient transport solution for personnel, equipment & materials from Road to Rail to Site.
Our Road2Rail Vehicles & Trailers reduce logistics; decrease manual handling & the risks of slips, trips & falls associated with walking on track; increase efficiency & productivity.
Aquarius Road2Rail Vehicles & Trailers are available for hire nationwide. Our services also include Road/Rail manufacture & maintenance.
Our Mission
Visit: www.aquariusrail.com
Quick to site, Rapid to work Neil Moriarty, whilst Project Manager Fleet & Infrastructure, Heathrow Express“
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Aquarius’ Road 2 Rail 4x4s (Land Rover RRVs) are our core hire fleet.
This self-contained, road legal vehicle delivers up to 1 tonne in payload from Road to Rail to Site including:
• 2 to 5 personnel on road
• 8 to 12 personnel on rail
• and equipment
R2R 4x4 are adaptable for many uses:Personnel & equipment carrying
Transport cable & signalling equipment
Efficiently carry out overhead isolations
Vastly reduce labour when imposing and removing emergency speed restrictions
Data collection - Scanning on track. Carrying CCTV equipment
Tackling seasonal issues:
Weed control – spray with controls in the cabs
Removing leaves on the line & treat the rail head
Treating frost and ice on the third rail
Specially adapted vehicles to accommodate welding and BV1000 equipment.
• Increase productivity by working directly from the vehicle.
• Tools & power packs can be permanently stored in the vehicle, avoiding manual handling.
Weed Spraying
Data Collection
R2R 4x4 Welding and BV1000
“We use ours as a mobile store room, replenishing it at the end of each shift; saving us time and improving health and safety by reducing manual handling and avoiding trolley pushes” Rob Conn, Section Manager, Basingstoke, Network Rail.
To Hire call: 01765 635 021
Aquarius Hire Our Road2Rail Vehicles & Trailers are available for long or short term hire, with or without Operator.
The Rail Canter is a highly capable 6 tonne road rail truck with the capacity to carry:
• 2350kg on road, 3400kg on rail
• Payload when fitted with a crane is 1750kg on road, 2750kg on rail
• Large carrying capacity with a 3.3 x 2.1 metre tray
Weighing just 50kg this 2 wheeled load tray is a simple, clever solution providing a 490kg payload on the rail.
• Towed & propelled by R2R 4x4s
• With 2 per vehicle that is an additional 980kg in capacity
• Transport to site on a R2R 4x4
This ultra light 4 wheeled trailer is just 67kg and is:
• on-tracked with 2 people
• fully air braked
• has a 933kg payload
• can be used with Rail Mules & R2R 4x4s
Transport materials, equipment & rubber tracked plant with a:
• payload of 2.7 tonnes on track
• load bed dimensions are 1.2 x 2.4 metres
• Towed on track by an R2R 4x4 and is fully air braked
Using the Aquarius Welding R2R 4x4 increases productivity because Welding Teams “are able to drive to site and deliver 2 welds in 1 night instead of 3 nights.” Harriet Sudbury, Network Rail.
Our Road2Rail Vehicles & Trailers are available for long or short term hire, with or without Operator.
Email: [email protected]
Rail Canter Load Tray Extension Ultra Light Trailer R2R Plant Trailer
Additional Payload Our Range of Bespoke Trailers
With over fifteen years experience, Aquarius manufacture Road/Rail Vehicles to order.
Aquarius Manufacture
Rail MuleTransport 500kg (up to 6 personnel/equipment) on track with this compact RRV.
Quick and easy: • on and off tracking
• entry and exit from vehicle
The Rail Mule can tow up to 3 Ultra Light Trailers creating a payload capacity of up to 3.2 tonnes.
Aquarius Maintenance
Rail Mule
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Building on Aquarius rail experience and knowledge, we offer an highway based Road/Rail Vehicle rail maintenance service throughout the UK. The package can include road & rail services, and is carried out on site.
Using the Rail Mule it is estimated that around 230 shifts are saved every year, providing significant cost savings. The Team at Heathrow Express.
The NEW Aquarius Road2Rail TrailerA flatbed trailer capable of traveling on road
& rail for the versatile transportation of a 2.4
tonne payload.
Loading area of 1.95m x 3.25m.
Supplied with dropsides and integral loading
ramps.
Fully air braked on track.
Transport rubber tracked plant, equipment &
materials from Road to Rail to Site.
Visit: www.aquariusrail.com Call: 01765 635 021 Email: [email protected]
“Reducing the teams’ fatigue and risk of slips, trips and falls, the Aquarius R2R4x4 & Load Tray Extension makes the Plymouth Signalling & Telecoms work easier, safer and more productive.” Jon Tancock, STME, Network Rail.
Providing quality Road2Rail vehicles - Available for hire nationwide